Politician
Jon Husted
Republican · Ohio · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0 · incumbent
FEC candidate S6OH00304
Jon Husted (Republican) raised $20M for the 2026 Ohio Senate (special) race, $2.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $71M for and $130M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$20M
2026; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
14%
$2.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$71M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$130M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio Senate (special) | $20M | 14% | $71M / $130M | – | $221M | ✗ Lost |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.2MLeadership PAC $525KTrade group $474KOther $224KMembership $133KParty $66KSuper PAC $45KUnion $33K
- NRSCParty$62K
- Cardinal Health Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron CorporationCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Nisource Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Investment Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Boots Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Sierra Nevada Company, LLC Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- WinSenateagainst $78M
- Defend American Jobsfor $37M
- Duty and Countryagainst $14M
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $11M
- Lower Costs Nowagainst $9.5M
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
No covered comparison reached $10K in traced industry funding. This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | Unknown coverageUnknown coverage | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 5 key votes (40%)
None of these votes set their $10K+ industry funders against a clear majority of their constituents. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 | 88% support ±2Ohio · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 42% support ±3Ohio · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 40% support ±3Ohio · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 64% support ±3Ohio · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 88% support ±2Ohio · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jon Husted's 2026 campaign?
- Jon Husted (Republican) raised $20M for the 2026 Ohio Senate (special) race, $2.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $71M for and $130M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jon Husted?
- NRSC ($62K), Cardinal Health Inc. PAC ($11K), Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron Corporation ($10K), Nisource Inc. PAC ($10K), American Investment Council Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Jon Husted's race?
- WinSenate ($78M against), Defend American Jobs ($37M for), Duty and Country ($14M against) in 2026.